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Four Canadians
Sharing the Gospel
Making Disciples
| About Us |
Tim & Lyndsay
Stanley
Gospel Workers in Northern Italy
Founders of Fate Discepoli Ministries
[Making Disciples Ministries]
A normal Canadian family. Passionate about Jesus. Shown the great need for the gospel in Northern Italy — and unable to look away, unable to deny them what we have freely received.
Why Italy?
The Road Trip
[2016]
Tres Mesi in Italia [2022]
There & Back Again
[2024]
In 2016, Tim & Lyndsay stepped onto Italian soil for the first time as tourists! They spent three weeks driving from Rome to Amalfi Coast to Milan, and then Venice.
It was during this trip that they began to learn about the needs of the church in Italy through staying in Monasteries and visiting large Catholic shrines.
After they returned from their first trip, Tim & Lyndsay were introduced to a missionary couple who live in Rome but were originally from Texas. They reached out to them over Zoom in 2019, and then again in 2021, with the desire to plan a short-term trip to see what type of ministry they do in Rome.
They answered with the request that Tim & Lyndsay would come to stay in their house for three months while they are on furlough.
So Tim, Lyndsay, Zach, and Joella all packed up and went to Italy to live in Camisano Vicentino for three months. It was during that time that they created some lasting friendships with local Italian churches and shopkeepers in their town. Theyʼre eyes were wide-open to the huge need for gospel workers in Italy, especially in the North.
In June 2024, Tim and Lyndsay went back to Italy for a week and a half to reconnect with friends that they had made during their second trip and to create new connections with another local church in Vicenza. During this trip, they were introduced to another couple from Texas who host English conversations in their home as an outreach to the community. We met the Pastor of their church and spent time in fellowship with many fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, all of whom were welcoming and desirous of more Workers to support their ministries.
Tim & Lyndsay learned that this second Italian church was in the throes of launching a church plant in the neighbouring city of Padova, along with a ministry to the college students there. They were immediately excited to see what God is doing and happy to be a part of it!
